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Ryan Lynch carries the ball for men's lacrosse
Jim Stankiewicz
10
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 1-3
11
Winner Lynn LYNN 4-1
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN
1-3
10
Final
11
Lynn LYNN
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 1 3 4 2 10
Lynn LYNN 7 2 1 1 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men's Lacrosse Rallies In Second Half But Falls Short In 11-10 Loss at Lynn

Lynch Scores Twice, Adds Assist for Penmen

When and Where: March 8, 2025 – Boca Raton, Fla. (Bobby Campbell Stadium)
Score: Lynn University 11, Southern New Hampshire University 10
Records:  SNHU 1-3, Lynn 4-1

Men's lacrosse overcame a slow start and put together a solid second half, but still fell 11-10 at Lynn University on Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla.  Sophomore Ryan Lynch (Derry, N.H.) led the Penmen with two goals and an assist.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Lynch - 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
  • Freshman Blake Wozniak (Garden Grove, Calif.) - 2 goals, 3 ground balls
  • Sophomore Patrick Roy (North Andover, Mass.) - goal, assist, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
  • Sophomore Kyle Beckett (Monroe, Conn.) - goal, assist
  • Freshman PJ Cunningham (Bronx, N.Y.) - goal, assist
  • Sophomore Sean Dwyer (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) - goal, assist, ground ball
  • Senior Patrick Cassidy (No. Chelmsford, Mass.) - 11 saves
KEY MOMENTS
  • The Fighting Knights struck for the game's first goal 12 seconds into the contest and rolled to a 7-1 lead by the end of the first quarter.
  • Cunningham connected with a low drive from the left slot for SNHU's lone goal in the initial period.
  • The Penmen cut the Lynn lead to 7-4 with a goal by Roy and two by Ryan Lynch with 10:00 to play in the half.
  • SNHU scored three goals to open the second half.  Wozniak, Beckett, and Wozniak again scored to bring the Penmen to within 9-7.
  • Jackson Cutter, who scored four times on the day for Lynn, made it 10-7 with 5:19 to play in the third quarter.
  • Senior Gavin Kostandin (Exeter, N.H.) scored with 1:11 left in the third to bring the Penmen to within 10-8.
  • Cutter gave the Fighting Knights an 11-8 lead early in the fourth quarter.
  • The Penmen responded with goals by Dwyer and redshirt freshman Nate Pedrick (Londonderry, N.H.) to close to 11-10 with 8:11 to play.
  • Pedrick sped down the field after picking up a ground ball in front of the SNHU goal and fired the scoring shot.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Lynn had a 43-28 shot advantage for the contest and a 27-24 edge on ground balls.
  • Lynn won 18 of 25 face-offs.
  • SNHU went 0-for-2 in man-up situations, but Kostandin's goal came just after a Lynn card.
  • Lynn had 20 turnovers and SNHU had 18 with the Fighting Knights successful on 14-18 clears.  The Penmen were 22-of-25.
  • Cassidy made 11 saves playing the first quarters in goal.  Sophomore Matt Roy (North Andover, Mass.) made one save while playing the fourth quarter.
NOTES
  • This was the first meeting between SNHU and Lynn University.
  • Cunningham's goal and assist were his first career points.
  • Kostandin and Pedrick each have two goals.
  • Dwyer leads the Penmen with seven goals, and Lynch has 12 points to lead the squad.
UP NEXT
  • SNHU will travel to Orangeburg, N.Y. for the final non-conference game of the season on Wednesday (March 12) at 4 p.m. against Dominican University of New York. 
  • The next home game will be the Northeast-10 opener against Assumption University on Tuesday, March 18 (7:00 p.m.).

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